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The Montana Teamsters Union has endorsed Democratic congressional hopeful Grant Kier, in a somewhat uncharacteristic show of support by the union in a crowded primary field. It’s the first time the union has picked sides in a primary since 2006, when it endorsed Jon Tester for the U.…

Today’s school closures and late starts include a late start at Lame Deer – scheduled for 10 a.m., with buses leaving the barn at 8 a.m. and arrive at their first stop by 8:30, arriving at the elementary school by 10 a.m. and the high school by 10:20...

Here’s some political news you just don’t hear everyday– and this time, it doesn’t involve a journalist getting beat up.The city of Laurel, according to its charter, now has a mayor after neither the mayor-elect, nor the man selected by the counc…

The Gazette reports that a 30-year-old Billings woman was found passed out behind the wheel in a Taco Bell drive-thru this weekend, according to charging documents.Kelly Joanne Conley appeared on a felony drug possession charge on Tuesday in Yellowstone County Justice Court...

Q2 reports the crowded field of candidates for the Democratic Congressional nomination– and a chance to Challenge Republican Greg Gianforte for the U.S. House in 2018– got a little smaller Tuesday.State Rep Tom Woods from Bozeman announced on Tuesday morning he’s bowing o…

A grisly story out of Great Falls , where a person called 911 to report that blood was dripping into his downstairs apartment from the floor above him. Police rushed over to the 9-hundred block of 5th Avenue about 3 in the afternoon on Christmas Day...

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke is pushing a controversial plan that would allow a new road through a federally protected wilderness area, according to internal government emails obtained by CNN.Local officials say the road is needed to transport residents of the isolated city of King Cove to hospital…

The Montana Department of Justice has announced a happy ending to a missing child case. A missing person advisory was issued for 14-year-old Kyra Turns Plenty, described by authorities as an American Indian or Alaskan Native with brown hair and brown eyes, 5 feet 4 inches tall, and weighing about 13…

Q2 reports that firefighters from Billings and Laurel responded to a grass fire at 5100 Central Ave. just east of 56 Street West on Sunday afternoon. The fire reportedly ignited haystacks nearby. Fire officials said the loss of the straw bales stored outside the residence is estimated to be around $…